Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-31
RIVAL CITIES.
Misrepresentation with View to De-
feating the Federal Courthouse
at jefferson.
The Citiz sns of Jefferson Hold a Mass
Meeting and Adopt a Set of Resolu- z
lions on the Subject.

large and enthusiastic meeting YVES
held at the courthouse in Jefferson Fri
day evening to take action Concerning the
misrepresentation that are being made
by various parties to the authorities in
Washington, D c., with view of defeat
ing the approval of the bill lately passed
appropriating money to build federal
courthouse at Jefferson. Captain V. II.
Claiborne was called to the chair and r.
B. Walker was appointed secretary.
Captain George 7. Todd briefly explained
the object of the meeting, and the follow
ing resolutions, having been framed by a
committee of twenty appointed for the
purpose, and expressing not only the
sense of Jefferson's citizens but of a ma
jority of the ople in the entire district,
were unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolved, l. That we learn with indig-
nant surprise that any respectable portion
of our neighboriDg city of TeXarksns
views with dread and alarm the pros
perity and growth of Jefferson and the
certainty of her obtaining the United
States court building.
2. That we are surprised at the
statement by respectable citizens
to the effect that every county in
the district would vote to have said
building at TeXarkana, when the
truth is that large portion of Bowie
county opposed the place for even State
court, on the ground of inconvenient 10
cation and inaccessibillty- that no
trade in cotton or commerce goes there
whatever, it being merely railroad inter-
state crossing. The fact is no county
would prefer TeXarkana, it being alto
gether on one side of the district and
state, with two-thirds of the town in Ar
kansas, and with no judicial or court
business of moment centering there.
8. The statement as to Jefferson's
trade and population is utterly false, as
she is increasing in both, having polled
1000 votese'in November last, showing
over 5000 population, and handled from
wagons clone this season over 10000
bales of cotton, receipts of her cotton
compress beng over 10000 bales up to
December 10; and it being well known
that TeXarkana has not received from
wagons over 1000 bales.
I. The facts show that our neighboring
city Of Marshall, which has over 1000
population, and everyone in Harrison,
Cass, Morris, Titus, Hopkins and Camp
counties would oppose the establishment
of the building or court either at Texar-
kama
s. The facts are that over forty of the
leading lawyers of the district, not count
ing the entire bar of Jefferson, have in
writing urged the construction of the
building at Jefferson, and eleven of these
are residents of TeXarkana.
G. It is plain that Texarkana, Tex 4,
insrigated by selfish desire TO get the
Federal court building, rather than have
it at the more favorebly located city of
Jefferson, where the courts have sat for
ten years with perfect satisfaction TO all
the people of the district.
I. The statement that Jefferson is
without hotel or railroad facilities is too
patiently false 10 merit contradiction.
The maps and directories speak the truth.
S. That Hons. Richard Coke, ID. B.
Culberson, W. G. McRse and j. Q
Chenoweth be telegrsphed at once that
these resolutions are on their way to
Washington, and that they be requested
to lay them before the President.
9. That a copy be sent to the Fort
Worth GAZETTE, with request to publish.